Insect-catcher.



A. E. GRABTREE. INSECT UATGHER. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 26, 1909.

967,883. Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

mambo 0v Th 3 i jects in view ALLEN E. CRABTREE, OF OAK RIDGE, LOUISIANA.

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Specification (if Letters Patent.

Application filed July 26, 1909. Serial No. 509,607.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALLEN E. CRABTREE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at- Oak Ridge, in the parish of Morehouse and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Insect-Catcher, of which the following is a specification.

My invent-ion relates to insect traps and has for an object to provide a device of this character having a series of radial reflector planes which disperse the light from a lamp itioned intermediate their op osed ends in all directions so as to attract insects flying at any angular position from the trap.

Another object is to provide a device of this character having a boiler below the reflector planes filled with the heated liquid for destroying the insects thrown downward by the impact of their flight against. the reflector planes.

A further object is to provide a device of this character having a heating chamber below the boiler forflheating the liquid so that fumes will rise and permeate the atmosphere as an additional attraction for the insects. lVith the above advantages and other obwhich will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, my-invention embraces the novel details of construction and combination of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, shown in the following specification and set forth in the appended claim. v

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective a structed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken on the line A-B of Fig. 1.

In a more detailed description of my invention in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown, A designates a heating chamber, and B the boiler. The heating chamber A comprises a bottom 3 from the lateral edges of which rise the vertical side walls 4 and 5, and from the end edges of which rise the vertical walls 6 and 7 The boiler B comprises a bottom 8, adapted to rest upon the upper edges of the side and end walls of the heating chamber, side walls 9 and 10, and end walls 11 and 12 extending in the same plane as the side and end walls, respectively, of the heating chamber.

The heating chamber is raised from the view of an insect trap 0011-.

standards and extend toward the center of the boiler.

upward beyond the bottom 3 of the heating chamber and are ofiset outwardly over the top edges of the side and end walls to provide seats 14 u on which the bottom of the boiler bears. That portion 15 of the legs above the oflset portions extends upwardly along the outer wall ofthe boiler and serve to securely clamp the boiler to the heating chamber. The opening 16 between the bottom of the boiler and top edges of the heating chamber serves asa ventilator or vent to Patented Aug, 23, 1910.

permit the gases rising? from the heating I member to escape into the atmosphere.

The heating member is preferably a lamp 17 having any preferred form of large area burner, either blue flame or otherwise, and is positioned in an opening or seat 18 formed at substantially the heatin chamber bottom, as shown For removlng the lamp for trimming, repairing, etc., a leaf 19 is struck out from one of the lateral walls of the heating chamber an opening 20 being formed thereby through which the air for the proper combustion of the heater enters and through which the heater may be readily removed from the heating chamber when desired.

The boiler is preferably filled with a liquid steeped from the stems or seed of the various vegetables upon which the insects feed, as it is thought that the aroma from the vapor rising from the boiler when in operation will permeate the atmosphere and attract the species of insects accustomed tofeed upon the plant from which the liquid is obtained.

' It is evident that a device of this kind may be .used'for attracting and destroying insects by daylight as well as at night.

Secured to the lateral and end walls of the boiler are a plurality of standards 21 which, are preferably positioned intermediate the corners of the walls and secured in this position in any desired manner, the connection in this instance being shown by assing the oiiset terminals 22 of the stan ards through eyes 23 struck from the side walls and end walls.

Reflector planes 2st are secured to the in radial planes The lower edges 25 of the plane distance above the bottom of the boiler so as not to be dampened by the bubbling of the boilin liquid or from external causes, reeze stlrring the surface of the such as a ground by supporting legs 13 which project i liquid. The opposed inner edges 26 of the middle portion of the are spaced a suflicient .29 of the'standard's. The

. the light will be reflected in .slred manner, [the connection here bein reflector planes are spaced at suflicient distance apart to permit the insertion therebetween of a luminous member. The reflectors may be made ofqcloth, polished wood, mirrors or any other material that will disperse the rays of light falling u on it.

The luminous member may e a lantern, as hereshownfand is supported within the boiler atsubstantially the center thereof. It

flector planes is to attract the insect, but it' is evident that the. insect in its flight toward the light will strike forciblyagainst the-reflector plane in the path of his travel and be .hurled down'into-the heated liquid in the boiler beneath.

A top 27 is secured to tions of the standards 21 and connects the top edges of the reflector planes. .The top may be secured to the standards in any dethe outward porshown by rivets or bolts 28 passing through the cover and inwardly projecting flanges top serves to prevent the upward escape of insects swarming within the confines of the boiler and also prevents rain'from extinguishing the lantern durin heavystorms.

. A .venti ator30 maybe secured to the cover if desired, and may be provided with stood without a a hook or similar connector 31 for suspending the lantern; however, it is not intended to limit the securing of the lantern within the boiler to this construction as the lantern may be supported upon the bottom of the boiler and work equally as effectively.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is'thought thatthe construction and operation of my invention will'be-easily undermore extended explanation, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be made without sacrificing any of the advantages or departing from the spirit of the inventio What is claimed is:

,An insect trap comprising a shallow, opentop casing-adapted to contain a burner, a

tank above: the casing having its bottom wall spaced from the top edges of the casing to promote the travel of heat currents along the tank bottom, a lamp above the tank, reflector planes carried by the tank and extending toward, without overlying or underlying any portion of, the lamp; and a top connecting the reflector planes and oper g' ating'to support the lamp above the liquid level of the tank.

, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my slgnuture in the presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN .E. CRABTREE.

Witnesses? M, '1, LIMERICK,

E. B. FoLsE. 

